What HUD offices serve East Rancho Dominguez, California?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near East Rancho Dominguez.
How many renters live in East Rancho Dominguez, California?
The City of East Rancho Dominguez has 14,924 people living in 3,561 households.
There are 5,245 renters living in 1,627 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.14 percent of the population living in East Rancho Dominguez.
What is the rental market like in East Rancho Dominguez, California?
There are an estimated 3,694 housing units in the East Rancho Dominguez area. Of these, 1,627 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Rancho Dominguez, California, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Rancho Dominguez?
The rental vacancy rate in East Rancho Dominguez is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.
How many rental units are in East Rancho Dominguez for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Rancho Dominguez
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 347 | 734 | 312 | 95 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Rancho Dominguez
A large number of apartments in East Rancho Dominguez have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in East Rancho Dominguez are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in East Rancho Dominguez
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,777 to $3,600. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,777 |
| One BR | $2,006 |
| Two BR | $2,544 |
| Three BR | $3,263 |
| Four BR | $3,600 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Rancho Dominguez, California
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in East Rancho Dominguez?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| Studio | 123 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 269 | 78 percent |
| Two BR | 278 | 38 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in East Rancho Dominguez, California
How many affordable rental units are in East Rancho Dominguez?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in East Rancho Dominguez, California including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 101 |
| Public Housing | 5 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 2 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Rancho Dominguez, California
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in East Rancho Dominguez, California
East Rancho Dominguez features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in East Rancho Dominguez, California
There are 70 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Rancho Dominguez.
Housing Choice Vouchers in East Rancho Dominguez, California
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Rancho Dominguez landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in East Rancho Dominguez.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Rancho Dominguez, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,290 and $2,798.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
